Chapter 346: Chapter 345: Viewing the House Chapter 346: Chapter 345: Viewing the House “Tsk tsk tsk, look how well he’s doing,” Wang Mingjing sighed, “In the blink of an eye, our old Wang family has produced a graduate student, haha! I always knew Tian was smart, and sure enough! Alright, we’ll look for you guys once we get there.”
Wang Tianfu said, “Sure, co on over. But I’m usually quite busy, I’m afraid I won’t have ti to hang out with you.”
“Understand, understand,” Wang Mingjing quickly said, “You’re now a section chief, so of course, you have lots of social engagents. We definitely can’t bother you. It’s just that we have nowhere to stay tonight, you see…”
“That’s simple,” Wang Tianfu replied with a smile, “I’ll make arrangents for you, a three-star hotel, deal?”
“Deal! Then it’s settled!” Wang Mingjing exclaid in delight, hastily adding, “Then I won’t disturb you any longer, you go ahead with your work, and we’ll call you when we arrive.”
Wang Tianfu said, “Fine, no problem.”
“Done!” Hanging up the phone, Wang Mingjing shouted, “Did you see that? Did you see that?! That’s the prestige of a section chief! With one sentence, a three-star hotel! Three-star! Eh, do you guys even know what ‘star-rated’ ans?”
Apart from Wang Hui, the other three were country bumpkins, shaking their heads together, “Don’t understand!”
“Let explain to you!” Wang Mingjing went on at length, “Hotels are divided into five levels of stars. Three stars is quite a high level, with all sorts of restaurants, banquet halls, conference rooms, everything! Once you stay there, my goodness, you won’t want to co back! The beds, the pillows! It’s just two words, aweso!”
Everyone was so amazed!
Wang Mingjie asked in surprise, “Brother Ming Jing, you’re saying it’s so aweso, have you stayed there before?”
“Of course,” Wang Mingjing said proudly, “Last year, when I went out on a school errand, I stayed in a three-star! Not to ntion anything else, just the bathroom, they’ve got toothbrushes, tooth mugs, shampoo, shower gel all ready, plus towels, and air conditioning on the wall. After the eting at night, I’d take a shower, turn on the air conditioning, watch so TV, and have a smoke! It’s like living like a god!”
The others practically drooled at the thought, wishing they could fly to the city right away!
“We can’t wait any longer, let’s go back and pack, and leave tomorrow!” Wang Hui urged, “I really want to see it for myself! A three-star hotel! To stay an extra day is a luxury!”
His words imdiately won everyone’s agreent. Wang Mingjing nodded, “Yeah, that makes sense, since there’s nothing much going on here anyway, might as well head there earlier. Alright, let’s go ho and pack, we’ll et at the train station tomorrow, and off we go!”
Everyone nodded in agreent, “Done!”
Having made the decision, Wang Mingjing imdiately waved to the restaurant owner, “Boss, bill please!”
The owner hurried over with a smile, “Have you all had your fill? That’s sixty-eight.”
Wang Mingjing generously handed over seventy, “Keep the change.”
“Thanks a lot,” the owner bowed repeatedly, “Co back often!”
“No problem!”
After leaving the restaurant, Wang Mingjing let out a satisfied burp, “Ah, that drink hit the spot!”
Wang Hui laughed from the side, “Brother Ming Jing is indeed Brother Ming Jing, not even asking for change!”
“A couple of dis aren’t worth fussing over,” Wang Mingjing said with a dismissive wave of his hand, “The big city is the place to be! Let’s go, let’s go ho and get ready, we’re heading to town tomorrow!”
So they all went ho to prepare.
The next morning, Wang Mingjing and the group gathered at the train station bright and early, boarded the high-speed train, and sped off to the city!
An hour and a half later, they got off the train, and Wang Mingjie exclaid, “This high-speed train, it’s just too fast! In the blink of an eye, we’re here!”
“Isn’t it just,” Wang Mingjing said proudly, “That’s why I say, you’ve got to get out more and see the world. Right, we’ve reached our destination, let’s get in touch with soone! Didn’t my uncle say Little Hao is doing quite well? Let’s find him first!”
Saying so, he pulled out his cellphone, looked up the number given by Wang Hao’s dad, and dialed. It connected quickly, and they heard Wang Hao answer, “Hello, who is this?”
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“It’s , your Brother Ming Jing,” Wang Mingjing laughed, “Where are you now? We’ve arrived in Zhonghai.”
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“Ah? Is that you, Brother Ming Jing? You guys ca today?” A clearly surprised Wang Hao spoke on the other end of the phone, “Wasn’t it supposed to be tomorrow?”
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“We were planning for tomorrow, but Ming Jie was eager to get into the city,” Wang Mingjing said, “so we ca today. Are you free right now? Can you co over?”
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“I’m afraid that won’t work right now, I’ve got so urgent business here,” Wang Hao replied, “How about this, you guys take a stroll, and I’ll et up with you around two in the afternoon, okay?”
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“Oh…” Wang Mingjing was startled for a mont, then said, “That works too! Oh, by the way, I heard from my second uncle that you bought a villa. How about we go take a look now? We’re not doing anything anyway, just consider it a leisurely walk.”
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“My villa isn’t ready yet,” Wang Hao said.
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“No problem, we’re just leisurely walking around; we just want to take a look. Just tell where it is.”
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“Sure!” Wang Hao laughed, “I’ll send you the address right now!”
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After hanging up the phone, Wang Mingjing and the others looked at each other in confusion: “What’s going on? The villa isn’t ready? He dared to buy it without the property being ready?!”
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With a snap of his fingers, Wang Mingjing exclaid, “Let’s go take a look, and we’ll know!”
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“Wow, this big city is sothing else!” Standing by the roadside, admiring the flow of traffic and skyscrapers everywhere, Wang Mingjie sighed, “No wonder everyone loves flocking to big cities. Look at those buildings, they must be fifty or sixty stories tall, right? Hey, Brother Ming Jing, do you think if you stand at the top, you’d feel like you’re stepping on clouds?”
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“Of course,” Wang Mingjing nodded and laughed, “Let tell you, do you know the four major exceptional cities of our Heavenly People’s Republic? Tianjing, Zhonghai, Guangnan, Shen Chuan! This Zhonghai is a city that ranks high in the world. Just enjoy the view!”
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“That’s right, that’s right, Brother Ming Jing is so knowledgeable!” After wandering around for a while, Wang Mingjie suddenly pointed at a foreigner not far away, exclaiming, “Look! A foreigner! Blonde hair and blue eyes, my God, I used to only see them on TV, now I’m finally seeing one in person! Hey, Brother Ming Jing, shall we take a photo with them? It’ll be a great story to tell when we get back!”
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“What photo, don’t embarrass !” Wang Mingjing swatted him away and said irritably, “Don’t make a fuss over everything! Keep moving, we’ll take two taxis to little Haoer’s villa to have a look!”
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“Fine,” Wang Mingjie reluctantly agreed, looking back every three steps, “A Western girl, first ti I’ve seen one…”
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The group of five hailed two cabs and headed straight for the location of the villa that Wang Hao had sent.
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Along the way, Wang Mingjing stared intently at the taxiter, his heart pounding and his eyebrows nearly quivering as he prayed, “Damn, how much further?! It’s already fifty… sixty! Eighty! A hundred! Damn, these two taxis are going to cost several hundred!”
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He was breaking into a cold sweat, but thankfully, the taxis finally got off the ring-road expressway and traveled about six or seven more kiloters before finally arriving at the destination.
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Wang Mingjing, feeling shaky, asked the taxi driver, “How much… total for the fare?”
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The taxi driver smiled and said, “One hundred thirty-three, here’s the receipt, please take it.”
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Damn, almost three hundred just for the fare!
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Wang Mingjing’s skin was crawling with pain, but there was no choice; the other four were watching him. There was no way to back down now!
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He pulled out three hundred, giving each driver one hundred fifty. He was initially inclined to be generous and say keep the change, but then he thought again; thirty-sothing yuan was not a small amount, so he decisively waited for the change.
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As he watched the taxis drive away, Wang Mingjing’s heart was bleeding, but he couldn’t let that show. Pointing at the other four, he said, “See that? Learn sothing; you gotta work hard, you know? Otherwise, you won’t even be able to afford a cab ride!”
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“Yes, yes, yes, Brother Ming Jing is aweso!” All four nodded in agreent—they had just seen him pull out three hundred!
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Despite the pain, when Wang Mingjing turned around and saw the luxurious sales center of Golden Stone Town, his mood lifted again!
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“Wow, look at that sales center, now that’s impressive!” Wang Mingjing exclaid, “Look at this glass building, it’s so much better than what we have back ho!”
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The others nodded in agreent, “Right, right, just like a high-end community! Hey, Brother Ming Jing, the houses here must be really expensive, right?”
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“That’s stating the obvious,” Wang Mingjing huffed, “You could work for ten years and maybe afford just the bathroom! Co on, let’s go in and take a look!”
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